Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary sees 40% drop in donationsViTrēo partner, Scott Decksheimer is quoted in this article: "We're seeing them delay hiring, we're seeing some programs get shutdown so organizations are looking at what they need to do to survive...[t]his isn't just a blip, this is something that they're looking at how they can change their business, how they can change what they do."CALGARY STORY (11/22/16)

On Generations and Genders in Women’s Philanthropy: Making the Long-term InvestmentSince 2010, researchers at the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at Indiana University’s Lilly Family School of Philanthropy have compiled annual reports examining the influence gender and gender roles have on charitable giving in the United States. In the Institute’s latest report, "Women Give 2016", the data presented illustrate that the advances women have made both in the workplace and in the home over the last four decades have contributed to women playing a more active and decisive role in their family’s giving decisions. (11/18/16)

Gilded Giving: Top-Heavy Philanthropy in an Age of Extreme InequalityThis is a really big story. "This report shows that charities are increasingly relying on larger and larger donations from smaller numbers of high-income, high-wealth donors. Meanwhile, they are receiving shrinking amounts of revenue from the vast population of donors at lower and middle-income levels... The report finds that this has significant implications for the practice of fundraising, the role of the independent nonprofit sector, and the health of our larger democratic civil society." (11/16/16)

How should charities respond to Brexit and Trump-in?In a 'post-truth' world where experts and the establishment are suspect, just how should we think about and position our organizations for success? A timely U.K. based blog has some thoughts for us. Thanks to Mick Mulloy for sharing this link. (11/16/16)

Tree ordinance to follow $1M trees donationLovely. A gift from an anonymous tree lover. TreesLouisville will receive a $1 million matching grant, allowing the nonprofit group formed last year to enter a new phase in its effort to help rebuild the city's depleted tree canopy. The gift came from an anonymous donor. (11/21/16)

Philanthropy center opens; airport gifted $1MI have not seen an airport authority receive a donation before. The First Community Foundation Partnership of Pennsylvania celebrated its 100th anniversary by opening its new philanthropy center and giving away over $1 million in grants on Sunday. The Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority was the recipient of the Once in a Century $1 million grant to help complete the necessary funding to build a new $16 million terminal. (11/21/16)

Helmsley gives Salk Institute $25M to demystify chronic inflammationThis is the second large gift given by the Helmsley Charitable Trust to the Salk Institute in La Jolla. The first gift of $42 million was made three years ago to research genetics. The namesake of the foundation, Leona Helmsley, was known as the “Queen of Mean” because she reportedly was cruel to some of her employees and seemed to have little respect for the public. She also had a reputation for greed; she was prosecuted for tax evasion and served prison time. During her trial, one of her housekeepers claimed that Helmsley had said, “Only the little people pay taxes.” (11/20/16)

Yiddish Book Center gets $5M donationThe Yiddish Book Center in Amherst has received a $5 million check from David and Sylvia Steiner of West Orange N.J., putting the nonprofit closer to its $50 million fundraising goal. (11/17/16)

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